Authentically Black

The critically acclaimed book from the bestselling author of "Losing the Race" and "The Power of Babel" John McWhorter is one of the most original and provocative thinkers on the issue of race in America today. In "Authentically Black" McWhorter argues that although African-Americans stress hard work and initiative in private, they have assumed the mantle of victimhood in the eyes of the public and have thereby created a distorted meaning of what it is to be aauthentically black.a McWhorter takes on this mentality and its debilitating implicationsain topics ranging from rap music to the reparations movement, to the portrayal of African-Americans on television to racial profilinga injecting new ideas and a fresh approach into the nationwide debate on race. "Authentically Black" is a powerful and important book that will inform and influence the opinions of Americans across all racial and political spectra.

Review :
aMcWhorter writes elegantly and covers plenty of turf . . . which ranges from rap music to reparations . . . [An] important book.a("The Wall Street Journal") aBill OaReilly with a Ph.D.a ("Black Issues Book Review") aMcWhorteras answer to the huge debate sparked by those who read his first book "Losing the Racea] Authentically Black" is sure to keep the fire under the race topic burning.a (Jean Nash Johnson, "The Dallas Morning News") a"Authentically Black" is not the usual approach to race relations in America, and, for that matter alone, people should read it.a (Brian Lewis, "The Tennessean") McWhorter writes elegantly and covers plenty of turf . . . which ranges from rap music to reparations . . . [An] important book.("The Wall Street Journal") Bill OReilly with a Ph.D. ("Black Issues Book Review") McWhorters answer to the huge debate sparked by those who read his first book "Losing the Race Authentically Black" is sure to keep the fire under the race topic burning. (Jean Nash Johnson, "The Dallas Morning News") "Authentically Black" is not the usual approach to race relations in America, and, for that matter alone, people should read it. (Brian Lewis, "The Tennessean") ?McWhorter writes elegantly and covers plenty of turf . . . which ranges from rap music to reparations . . . ÝAn¨ important book.?("The Wall Street Journal") ?Bill O?Reilly with a Ph.D.? ("Black Issues Book Review") ?McWhorter's answer to the huge debate sparked by those who read his first book "Losing the Race? Authentically Black" is sure to keep the fire under the race topic burning.? (Jean Nash Johnson, "The Dallas Morning News") ?"Authentically Black" is not the usual approach to race relations in America, and, for that matter alone, people should read it.? (Brian Lewis, "The Tennessean") ""Authentically Black is not the usual approach to race relations in America, and, for that matter alone, people should read it."